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Born on Friday February 23, 1691
- Joannes Petrus van Spreuwel, Oostelbeers, Nederland († 1734)
- Ernst van Nooij
- Abraham PHILLIPO, Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands
- Cornelia Adrianusse Deckers, Oud en nieuw Gastel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Jan Beckman, Laren (Gld.)
- Jacobus PATERNOTTE, Estinnes-au-Mont, Henegouwen, België († 1770)
- Abraham Wouterse Fillipo, Haarlem
- Jan Gerritsen Bekman, Verwolde
- Jan Beekman, Laren,Gemeente Lochem, Gelderland, Nederland († 1701)
- Eduard van Harlingen († 1691)
Died on Friday February 23, 1691
- Martinus a Lipsich, Velden
- Petrus Van Praet, Moerzeke
- [Petrus] Van Praet (41), Moerzeke (Oost-Vlaanderen, België)
- Bridget Beeston (Beckford) (37), St Catherines, Jamaica
- Joos Huysentruyt (54), Harelbeke, West Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Elizabeth Morisset, Morissette, Moricet (0), Québec, Canada
- Theobald Metzgar (64), Hettenheim Hess, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
- Wouter Ariensz.. Spruyt (56), Willemstad
- Judocus Huysentruyt (54)
- Abraham van Dalen (2), Utrecht
Born on February 23
- 1583 » Jean-Baptiste Morin, French mathematician, astrologer, and astronomer († 1656)
- 1592 » Balthazar Gerbier, Dutch painter († 1663)
- 1633 » Samuel Pepys, English diarist and politician († 1703)
- 1646 » Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Japanese shōgun († 1709)
- 1680 » Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville, Canadian politician, 2nd Colonial Governor of Louisiana († 1767)
- 1685 » George Frideric Handel, German-English organist and composer († 1759)
- 1723 » Richard Price, Welsh-English minister and philosopher († 1791)
- 1744 » Mayer Amschel Rothschild, German banker and businessman († 1812)
- 1792 » José Joaquín de Herrera, Mexican politician and general. President three times (1844–1854) († 1854)
- 1831 » Hendrik Willem Mesdag, Dutch painter († 1915)
Died on February 23
- 1554 » Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire (b. 1515)
- 1603 » Andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher, physician, and botanist (b. 1519)
- 1603 » Franciscus Vieta, French mathematician (b. 1540)
- 1620 » Nicholas Fuller, English politician (b. 1543)
- 1704 » Georg Muffat, French organist and composer (b. 1653)
- 1766 » Stanisław Leszczyński, Polish king (b. 1677)
- 1781 » George Taylor, Irish-American blacksmith and politician (b. 1716)
- 1792 » Joshua Reynolds, English painter and academic (b. 1723)
- 1821 » John Keats, English poet (b. 1795)
- 1848 » John Quincy Adams, American politician, 6th President of the United States (b. 1767)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1691
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- July 12 » Battle of Aughrim (Julian calendar): The decisive victory of William III of England's forces in Ireland.
- October 7 » The charter for the Province of Massachusetts Bay is issued.